Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-04-22

iI'IuhE FLAMES arr cheap at Clapp 4 JOnes1s.
Call at Van Doom and Morrs's and see the best
inc of carpet swrcpers Ia town
BrnItIebOrO.
This week has brought some good sugar
weather and reports indicate that a fair
crop is being made in several of the hill
towns. As yet good sugar does not come
into this market freely The prices paid
by dealers varies from 10 to Is cents Der
pound. The retail price runs from - cents
up, with 20 cents asked by some dealers for
extra choice lots. The shipments by ex-
press are very light, the total amount which
has passed through the express Office up to
this time probably not exceeding 10 tons
Yesterday was the best day yet, the ship
ment being about 300 lbs The shipments
from the West River towns 10y the narrow
gauge road this week have been from one
to two tons day, Both from these towns
and from Wilmington word comes today
that this week has been IA surprise for the
sugar makers, there being all the sap that
can be handled and prospect that the
amount Of sugar made will be an average
after all. This week will practically end
the sugar season IN the river towns, and
many OF the hill farmers will gather their
spouts and buckets within two or three
Gays.
The water in the Connecticut having
fallen steadily Crosby 4 Co made ready
ON Tuesday and Wednesday to pump out
their crib ana resume the work Of putting
IN the foundation for their new building,
but the water began to rise again on Thurs
day morning and up to this morning the
pitch had increased more than two feet. 1t
is still rising.
Mr.. Akeley of the board Of seectmen has
gone to Hinsdale today to confer with the
selecunen of that town about the project of
freeing the toll bridge.
The chief engineer had the No. 3 steam
er out on Wednesday evening to make a
test Of her condition before the village
meeting. The machine held its steam fair
ly well ON the whole, though there is some
leakage around the flues in the top sheet
The boiler will need replacing in course of
two or three years.
1t is mighty poor seed that falls on abso-
lutely barren ground in these enterprising
days. Yesterday The Phoenix found let
ter III its post office box bearing Connect
icut post mark and addressed to 80. l..
French or c. II. Davenport, Brattleboro.
Vt. Opening it we found an epistle which
read
-, Conn, April ~ 1885,
a. I. French or O. H. DuuenpOrt-GeHtleme r
W. notice that You are about TO start new pa.
per ~ your city. We desire To quote prices On
enr,.. Yours respectfully,
Printing Press Mfg Co
We respectfully submit this To the eonsid-
Grafton OF our 'pardner, On our own
part we assure the Connecticut firm Of our
distinguished consideration, and we shall
he happy 10 help them to an order. We
always dld like Il man that could catch
ou.
The iiftieth wedding anniversary of Dea
and Mrs Jacob E.stey will occur on Tues.
dav. NAV 81. and if the health Of Mrs Fs
tev will hermit as the family nov hon.
will be the case, the happy event will b,
made the occasion of a notable celebration
of its kind. The senior member of the
great number of concerns, both in thi,
country and abroad, with which the Estey
company have had intimate business rela
tpns Tor many years, Will be invited to at
tehd' ana the out-oi-town invitations have
III iact Already been sent out. The town
'l'Nl'at'oHs VIII o1 ISSUED next week Ah'
M M 80 - 'iie III Mnioh an nra'Vleooro peopi'
'' io'i 20 'Iai liiShIIS interest an.
'n'y Nri "lsn M'' ana MFs' ESley lul
measure Vi "aPl''hess III Tue uelenratioh'
AS announced by his advertisement, Mr.
/ Ahreu Tracy, THE now book hipdeTi ID nov
esIahilAhed III stnckwells building, Fla
street ready TOR business,
The program of the Odd Fellows 69tl
anniversary celebration, to be held mex
Tuesday, includes II parade at ? z. M. lie,
/ 10y the First Regiment hand, and banque
"a. tAll = IL -
cial hour following the Encampment an,
Lodge being the guests of the Canton OF
the occasion. In the evening the Mari
tana Opera Co, will give The Madcap,
with Miss May Estey, Miss Gertrude Ed
mands and Mr., J, c. Bartlett in the leading
roles
A large photograph of Rev. e w Whit
ney. neatly framed, has been presented /
the Universalist society bv Photo,ranhe
Howe and now hangs in the church vestrv
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which d.strn,od tha SID o,,,,o,i,a III ,L;
villag and cansed so much d.,I,a,,a ~, Vs.,
down the CONNECTICUT vaIlsv
The warrant for the village meeting
which occurs ON Tuesday evening. Nav I'd
contains articles to see if the village wi
vote To use electric lights IN any mart a
Main street. to see if il will mi IN NOR
hydrants for fire purposes TO be connecte
with MIR. Crowell's reservoir and 10 see
it will instruct its bailifTs Ia applv IN IN
Legislature for an amendment of the charte
so as to permit the village to take charge G
It's own streets and sidewalks and levy
tax for the purpose. The bailiffs hav
made computation of the comparativ
cost of lighting Main street by electricit
and 10y gas and find that, everything take
into ACCOUNT, the increased cost Of electri
lights;'ifs taken from the system now i
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